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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 11 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
40
W
60
W
75
W
75
NW
85
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
5
1
max °C
-8
-3
-2
-7
-2
-2
-7
-18
-16
-15
-9
-8
-9
-1
0
-5
1
3
-1
min °C
-8
-7
-4
-7
-5
-5
-19
-20
-16
-16
-13
-8
-10
-5
-1
-5
-3
2
-3
-18
-16
-13
-16
-14
-16
-36
-38
-33
-31
-26
-19
-22
-13
-9
-14
-10
-4
-10
2700
3000
3850
2950
3500
3900
2850
1050
1450
1200
1850
2950
2350
3050
4150
3100
3650
4600
3850
Cloud base (m)
3500
3500
6000
3500
4000
3550
3450
3600
3500
3450
3600
3500
9350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-5-3-7-4-4-13-19-16-16-11-8-10-3-1-5-13-2-5-12-322-9-15-13-13-8-4-704-2472
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:15
7:13
7:11
Sunset
7:08
7:09
7:10
7:12
7:13
7:14

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
16 km
Low: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 286).
53
35 km S
2398m alt.
38 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
16
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 263).
24
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 307).
26
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
26 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 19).
14
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
16 km
Low: scattered
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
25 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 288).
21

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.